The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-09
GOSSIP OF THE BALL FIELD.
rrExEoEs I'M AND PR0sPECTs OF QUIZ
~ 3t LOCAL CLUBh

uzExEeEs I'M AND PRosPEoTs OF 0U7
LOCAL CLUBh
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xhs Sale OF the Metropolitan Ciub-The Out
~ roek for the ~. Louis Ciub-The seaser
"a Flnanciaiiy-as-sipf from Everywhere.
There will DO not few changes In tho loca
teams whom the next season opens. The New
York Club will probably release Gillespie ant
,Dorgan, ~ we'll as several Of the lesser Light
OF the club. In their places will appear men o.
wsll-known ability. In place Of GILLESPIE will
(, be well known left fielder. not now playing
: IN the League or Association, while at third
base will appear tho face OF Hrst-class young
player. The New Yorks contemplate change
An their usual plan In running tho toam b.
having an infleld and outneld substitute. The
llnnelder will be- able to play the bases and
abort stop, while the out1elder will DO roady
FOR work when called on. This will DO much.
needed Improvement.
Over in Brooklyn President Byrne did some
sharp work toward strengthening his team
land. should no secure the men he Ii now
Iafter, there will be some good ball playing done
!at Washington Park next season. Both the
New York and Brooklyn clubs have made
money this season. Notwithstanding their being
3 disappointment to their friends. The club
managers hereabouts are hard ut work In pick.
FORKS will hold all Of their good mon and many
81 their promising ones.
The flfty-cent tariff issue will be the most
llmportant ono OF the next Association meeting
1T viii be very doubtful II enough votes can be
Ieecured to mako the change Cincinnati and
cleveland are in favor Of the change; 20 ought
Aetropolitans, and II they are. the change will
he made. st. Louis. too, may vote In Its favor.
isn't made this year IL viii BE- in the near
future. The merit Of the Association teams
end the increased cost OF their maintenance
demand the change.
4 SALE OF THE MErBoPoLITANs.
\ Tho sale Of the Metropolitan Club, did not
eause rs much surprise among base ball men
- one might have supposed. The clu6 has NOT
1Tguson. and .Oaylor each failed to make the
%as ps Why ens Msh
9I &c &ssosIs.icn Il ]. dSnbsia hOSsvsr
Ss's s.s RI E0 %man lid 70. lose so much
ell reports are correct, for he had an income
cn9 BEEN Tho thought that the club would to
lexist after this season, But the managers de-
MED oil reports q its and sald thaf
by the Association they would hold the club
and play 1t Staten Island next season, ..
1ns sEss xef
bAnkruptcy very soon under It. and It was
some
ranged q 70 freeze the Indians out
sSsnss . shoN Els idsa q tsam: y rom the
Il GLANCE At THE SEASON FINANCIALLY.
\ Tho National League season which has Just
bosh nsnsiallE and o.hsrylse that hs. ;; eyer
sub Sss maae
from an reports the New YoFks have made 4, "a
with Boston close behind with profit in hand
sSss whs Beso It wiz dHw 81
Az T Ssss Ts sss sss I as
viii Come out ahead. Brooklyn has made
h ure Of the club to play good ball, however.
cost the managers many tAousands 81 dol
some $4,000 s1 Sehind. tho &sSls9lss claim 70
Z ahead Of the season financially.
THE OUTLOOK FOB THE ST. LOUIS CLUB.
LSuIs Oct 7Thsre viii net not be v very
8 sSi tie sisss thai NJ voa dss Az vas snssxns
y players TO fall back ON In case the older menu
6ors Of his toam hositsted about attaching
last. sprlng, but the President Of the Browns
denies that no will sign Any moro men. 60 lar
tSsse
have a team In tho Northwestern League next
trip negot lated with large number Of young
players, especially among tho pennsylvania
1eague clubs. one Of these. Lyons. he signed.
ness with tho others was stopped when the
Northwestern League delegates In their moet-
81 There has been a great deal Of talk about a
new man In Gleason's place, but no one believes
done more good work in tight places the pres
,lent season than any man on the team. The
only objections which A. can be found to Giea-
saa 81 q little SLOW 20 on throxlns' IL osets
these defects, by his reliability ~ stopping
Yorker. AND an easy man n" 70 hande Is bait
Ter he has the reputation Of being the best
n Tnere has Seen soma talk Of Caruthers leav-
ing the team or being sold. but the chances
The player who Is the most liable to leave the
\ team IN cass he can yet his release is Robin
ehanges unless Il 10 the release of u pitcher. as
1 fhe club does not need live OF them-the num-
Sss hls viii h' 1ioSab bS' be sh Ss
and knoun realized.
This will loave tho team with thirteen men.
fouts, Csrathers. King, and Hudson pitShsrs
sComiskoy. frst base; Robinson. second base
latham. third base; Gleason. short stop;
O'Nsill, loft Ilsd: Weioh. centre aeld; Lyons,
Substitute. Lyons, the new man. is IN admira-
ible base runner. and, while he has not been
tried sufficiently. It s believed he will show up
Charley Uomiskey. the. great first baseman Of
the Browns. In recent interview says; = We
arc In awful shape Just now. and hardly have
itime 70 get my men In condition before the
9nmes commence. Robinson is able to play
ball. but he hasn't been doing It de lost us
Two games az Cincinnati. LII the one Satur-
day, with two men ON bases. an easy ball was
fnson fell down instead Of getting IT, and three
tuns were scored. Foutz ts about the worst
Z he can't pitch little bit. Then there is Bush
png; he can't catch any more. having COM
ple!ely lost the hang OF Il BY laying of 80 long.
4 him IN three games here, however, and try and
4 work him In shape before we 20 at the Detroits.
Cruthers Ia doing fine work. and pitching as
etroAg game as he ever put 5p. My hand Is
though 4 Fopts was In good shape would 60
fiji Tell you what's the principal trouble with
the club. he, continued. It's because We
IhAvn't had to fight for first place. For nearly
Two months We have had the pennant won.